West Highland Flora

ID: Unmistakable in flower. Flower-tube normally more
yellow than in picture on left. Picture below shows pale cream
flowers. Flower-tube much longer than calyx (including teeth),
whereas in the rare Small Cow-wheat they are more or less equal.

Other features: Flowers in pairs, both facing the same way,
in axils of bracts. Sometimes deep yellow. Lower bracts are like leaves but upper often
have long linear lobes at base. Sepal teeth curved upwards
(radiating outwards in Small Cow-wheat). Lower lip of flower has
underside in line with flower tube (deflexed in Small Cow-wheat)